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Word entry · 11 letters

recognition

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"Formal notice"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/Part of speech nounSorted cegiinnoortStarts with REnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English recognicion, from Middle French recognicion, recognition and its etymon Latin recognitiōnem (accusative of recognitiō), from recognitus, past participle of recognōscere.

Used in a sentence

  • He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned.
  • The freight market has changed beyond all recognition from when RAIL was first published. Coal, the then-dominant traffic, has all but disappeared. Instead, maritime intermodal flows have shown steady growth.
  • The law was a recognition of their civil rights.

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